Angels' Patrick Sandoval dominates in win over Yankees' lifeless offense

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With much-improved performances from Shohei Ohtani's teammates on the mound and with the bats in recent days, the Los Angeles Angels appear to be emerging from their prolonged funk.

There's absolutely no end in sight to the New York Yankees' malaise.

Ohtani had an RBI triple, Mickey Moniak hit a two-run homer and Patrick Sandoval pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning of the Angels' 5-1 victory over New York on Tuesday night.

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Patrick Sandoval #43 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the first inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 18, 2023 in Anaheim, California.  (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Moniak had three hits — one more than the Yankees — and drove in three runs for the Angels, who have won three of four after a 1-10 skid. With its first series victory since June 16-18 against Kansas City, Los Angeles is back at .500 while attempting to make enough progress in the AL postseason race to justify keeping Ohtani past the Aug. 1 trade deadline.

"It was (great) to be able to do something to get us a lead early, and then Sandy was lights out, and it turned out that's all we needed," Moniak said of his first-inning homer. "With the talent that we have in our lineup, I like our odds."

Ohtani's career-best streak of three straight games with a homer ended, but the two-way superstar and major league homers leader delivered his big league-high seventh triple in the fifth, scoring Zach Neto from first.

Sandoval (5-7) was outstanding in his first start in 13 days, mixing his breaking pitches and changeup to near-perfection while